CATHOLIC CHURCH Definition & Meaning

Catholic Church

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

a visible society of baptized Christians professing the same faith under the authority of the invisible head (Christ) and the authority of the visible head (the pope and the bishops in communion with him).

Catholic Church

noun

short for Roman Catholic Church
any of several Churches claiming to have maintained continuity with the ancient and undivided Church

Catholic Church

A common abbreviation for the name of the Roman Catholic Church .

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Catholic Church¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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It would have marked the building of symbolic links between the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England, of which King Charles is the Supreme Governor.

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Pope Francis has spent nearly 12 years as leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

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The visit will see a symbolic building of links between the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England, of which King Charles is the Supreme Governor.

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When the Spanish conquistadors arrived they were suspicious at first, and the Catholic Church declared coca to be the work of the devil.

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One of the major funders of the move is the Immaculate Heart Community, the independent group formed when the nuns in Kent’s order splintered from the Catholic Church.

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